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Registry data on congenital heart disease trajectories from fetal life through infancy empower patients, relatives and healthcare professionals and expose blind angles

While we already have an understanding of the trajectories of babies who undergo different surgical/interventional procedures ...
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Analytically false or true positive elevations of high sensitivity cardiac troponin: a systematic approach

1 Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany 2 Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Cardiac troponin ...
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Atrial fibrillation: global burdens and global opportunities

Correspondence to Dr Jelena Kornej, Cardiovascular Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA; jkornej{at}bu.edu If you wish to reuse any or all of this ...
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Pacemaker lead infection: report of three cases and review of the literature

Pacemaker lead infection is a rare condition, most often occurring when intervention is needed after pacemaker implantation. Diagnosis is by blood cultures and confirmation by transoesophageal ...
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for lipid management

Correspondence to Dr Jaimini Cegla, Imperial College London Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, London, UK; j.cegla{at}ic.ac.uk This article provides a summary of the available ...
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Comparison of lifestyle changes and pharmacological treatment on cardiovascular risk factors

Correspondence to Dr Pedro Marques-Vidal, Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois Departement de Medecine, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland; pedro.marquesvidal{at ...
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Cardiac MRI of Lyme disease myocarditis

Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Correspondence to Dr Stephen P Harden, Department of Cardiothoracic Radiology, University ...
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The head says yes but the heart says no: what is non-cardiac chest pain and how is it managed?

Correspondence to Professor John Chambers, Cardiology Administration, Cardiothoracic Centre, Guy's and St. Thomas’ Hospital, F06, East Wing, London SE1 7EH, UK; John.Chambers{at}gstt.nhs.uk If you ...
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Management of pericardial effusion

Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Dr J Soler-Soler, Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Pg. Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, ...
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Natural history of left bundle-branch block.

The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with the development of complete left bundle-branch block and the prognosis in a group of people not in hospital, who had no clinical ...
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AAI pacing for sick sinus syndrome: first choice on all counts

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Radiation-induced valvular heart disease

Correspondence to Dr Sanjeev Bhattacharyya, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London EC1 7AB, UK; Sanjeev.Bhattacharyya{at}bartshealth.nhs.uk Radiation to the mediastinum ...